landed in Bologna shortly after from 8 am (the early start is always included in the price of Ryanair) and a bus dropped us off at the station for 5 euros in 20 minutes. Opposite the station was the hotel we had booked online, the Mercure Bologna Centro , a four star, but where we went for 60 euros the double room through the website booking . Recommended and ideal to catch the train to Florence the next morning.
Bologna, capital of Emilia-Romagna , has the oldest university in Europe , or rather, the Christian Europe because the Caliphate of Córdoba and there was two centuries earlier. It was founded in 1088 and has since attracted intellectuals of the stature of Dante , Copernicus or Erasmus. Today
remains a major university that attracts students from all over Europe . The university environment is reflected in every corner of bottles at night, many bars and cheap restaurants for dinner or a beer.
But if something surprises travelers arriving at Bologna is the labyrinth of alleyways that make up its old . It is the largest in the continent after of the Venice and is ideal for any corner missing. The red walls buildings (the Italians call to Bologna "la rossa") require looking up at every turn, with old churches and medieval palaces to finally complete the picture. Another surprise
Bologna step is to meet the arcades streets. Virtually all of the old ways have arched porticos on both sides of the road sinking any business selling umbrellas. If it is raining (as happened to us) can go perfectly the old town through their porches almost without getting wet. A total 50 kilometers of arcades the historic city center. Almost nothing!
To see the old nothing better to climb the 498 steps of the Torre degli Asinelli , offering excellent views (3 euros) from its 98 meters high. It was built in the twelfth century and is one of the symbols of Bologna with the neighboring Garisenda Leaning Tower of the eleventh century. The
Neptune Square and Piazza Maggiore are the heart of Bologna. They rose Neptune fountain, designed by Giambologna in the sixteenth century, and the Communal Palace the Town Hall since 1336. Older still is the Re Enzo Palace, a fortress in the middle of the square that once served as a prison. The church of San Stefano , one of the oldest in the city, stands on another beautiful square, which recreates to perfection the medieval past of Bologna.
For dinner or a beer can go to the Via del Pratello or around the Plaza Verdi .
degli Asinelli The tower rises in the background.
The strength of the Re Enzo Palace.
Source Neptune.
cobbled street of the historic center of Bologna.
The center of Bologna, seen from the tower degli Asinelli.
The historic center is a maze of streets.
Another street in the center.
Almost all the streets of Bologna are arcades.
Picturesque alley.
The church square San Stefano.
Church of San Stefano.
Beautiful facades adorn the streets of Bologna.
Independence Way, the main commercial artery of the city.
Bologna, capital of Emilia-Romagna , has the oldest university in Europe , or rather, the Christian Europe because the Caliphate of Córdoba and there was two centuries earlier. It was founded in 1088 and has since attracted intellectuals of the stature of Dante , Copernicus or Erasmus. Today
remains a major university that attracts students from all over Europe . The university environment is reflected in every corner of bottles at night, many bars and cheap restaurants for dinner or a beer.
But if something surprises travelers arriving at Bologna is the labyrinth of alleyways that make up its old . It is the largest in the continent after of the Venice and is ideal for any corner missing. The red walls buildings (the Italians call to Bologna "la rossa") require looking up at every turn, with old churches and medieval palaces to finally complete the picture. Another surprise
Bologna step is to meet the arcades streets. Virtually all of the old ways have arched porticos on both sides of the road sinking any business selling umbrellas. If it is raining (as happened to us) can go perfectly the old town through their porches almost without getting wet. A total 50 kilometers of arcades the historic city center. Almost nothing!
To see the old nothing better to climb the 498 steps of the Torre degli Asinelli , offering excellent views (3 euros) from its 98 meters high. It was built in the twelfth century and is one of the symbols of Bologna with the neighboring Garisenda Leaning Tower of the eleventh century. The
Neptune Square and Piazza Maggiore are the heart of Bologna. They rose Neptune fountain, designed by Giambologna in the sixteenth century, and the Communal Palace the Town Hall since 1336. Older still is the Re Enzo Palace, a fortress in the middle of the square that once served as a prison. The church of San Stefano , one of the oldest in the city, stands on another beautiful square, which recreates to perfection the medieval past of Bologna.
For dinner or a beer can go to the Via del Pratello or around the Plaza Verdi .
degli Asinelli The tower rises in the background. 
The strength of the Re Enzo Palace. 
Source Neptune. 
cobbled street of the historic center of Bologna. 
The center of Bologna, seen from the tower degli Asinelli. 
The historic center is a maze of streets. 
Another street in the center. 
Almost all the streets of Bologna are arcades. 
Picturesque alley. 
The church square San Stefano. 
Church of San Stefano. 
Beautiful facades adorn the streets of Bologna. 
Independence Way, the main commercial artery of the city. 
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